Naqe'e Al Zabib

{{Short description|Yemeni cold beverage, containing raisins}}

{{Arab cuisine}}

Naqe'e Al Zabib ({{langx|ar|نقيع الزبيب}} – raisin infusion) is a Yemeni raisin beverage.{{citation|title=Cuisine in Yemen|url=http://www.yementourism.com/tourism2009/interests/detail.php?IBLOCK_ID=104&SECTION_ID=292&ELEMENT_ID=2690|work=Yementourism.com|accessdate=2017-02-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718141412/http://www.yementourism.com/tourism2009/interests/detail.php?IBLOCK_ID=104&SECTION_ID=292&ELEMENT_ID=2690|archive-date=2011-07-18|url-status=dead}} Naqe'e Al Zabib is served fresh, and as the name implies (zabīb means "raisins") it is made of grapes. It is similar to nabidh, an infusion that is made mildly alcoholic from the fermentation of sugars and was consumed widely in the pre-Islamic age. As alcohol (khamr) is considered haram in Islam, both nabidh and naqe'e al zabib are fermented for a certain time before it is converted to alcohol.

Raisins have high levels of vitamin C and other anti-oxidants, are important sources of phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron and copper, and help to prevent tooth decay. To prepare the infusion the raisins are thoroughly washed, covered in hot water, and then left to soak for three hours before being pressed through a sieve to extract the juice.{{citation

|title=الزبيب اليمني فوائده وطريقة عمل عصير منقوع الزبيب بالمنزل|language=ar|work=مركز الطبخ

|url=http://www.encyclopediacooking.com/arabic/lesson-12017-1.html|accessdate=2017-02-07}} Other recipes recommend boiling the raisins{{citation|language=ar|title=نقيع الزبيب|work=كتاب: معجم المصطلحات والألفاظ الفقهية |url=http://www.al-eman.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8/%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%AC%D9%85%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B8%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%82%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%A9/%D9%86%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%B9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A8:/i408&d401444&c&p1|accessdate=2017-02-07}} and/or soaking the raisins in the refrigerator overnight before squeezing out the juice.{{citation|title=من يعرف كيف يتم عمل منقوع الزبيب بالمنزل ؟|language=ar

|url=http://www.ye1.org/forum/threads/766040/|accessdate=2017-02-07}} Sometimes the raisins are boiled a second time after the overnight soaking.{{citation|language=ar|title=نقيع الزبيب الأسود|publisher=Jelsoft Enterprises

|url=http://www.lakii.com/vb/a-24/a-796438/|accessdate=2017-02-07}}